Description of benefit
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Weekly rate
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Increase for qualified adult (where payable)
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Increase for each qualified child(where payable)
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Increase for prescribed relative under section 167 (where payable)
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Increase where the person has attained pensionable age and is living alone (where payable)
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Increase where the person has attained the age of 80 years (where payable)
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(1)
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(2)
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(3)
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(4)
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(5)
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(6)
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(7)
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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£
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1. Disability Benefit, Unemployment Benefit, Injury Benefit and
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Health and Safety Benefit
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...
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77.50
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47.00
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13.20
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—
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—
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—
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2. Death Benefit:
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(a) pension payable to a widow or widower under section
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60
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...
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...
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...
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99.40
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—
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17.00
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48.80
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6.00
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—
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(b) pension payable to a parent
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(i) reduced rate
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...
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46.50
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—
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—
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48.80
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6.00
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—
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(ii) maximum rate
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...
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99.40
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—
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—
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48.80
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6.00
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—
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(c) pension payable to an
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orphan
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...
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...
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57.90
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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3. Old Age (Contributory) Pension and Retirement Pension:
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96.00
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60.20
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15.20
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48.80
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6.00
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5.00
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additional increase for a qualified adult who has attained pensionable age
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—
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4.40
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—
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—
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—
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—
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4. Invalidity Pension:
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81.10
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53.30
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15.20
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48.80
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6.00
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5.00
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additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained
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the age of 65 years
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...
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14.90
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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additional increase where qualified adult has attained
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pensionable age
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...
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—
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4.70
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—
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—
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—
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—
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5. Widow's and Widower's (Contributory) Pension and a relevant payment by virtue of section 18(1)(a) of the
Social Welfare Act, 1996
:
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81.10
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—
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17.00
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48.80
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6.00
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5.00
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additional increase for a beneficiary who has attained
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pensionable age
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...
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8.00
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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6. Orphan's (Contributory)
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Allowance
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...
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...
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...
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55.60
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—
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—
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—
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—
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—
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